How I did on last week's goal: So close! I wanted to hit 5,000 and I got 4,500.

My goal for this week: Write 2,000 words and survive two sick toddlers (it's winter here and we are getting all the preschool germs).

A favorite line from my story OR a word or word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised:

A quick peek in the mirror told me that I looked like exactly what I was: a Medusa-haired loser with ice cream stains on her shirt, melted chocolate on her nose, and (oh sweet baby Kardashian whose name I cannot remember right now) no pants.

No. Freaking. Pants.

I’d just thrown a cat at Ben Easton and then shown him my underwear.

This was bad on many levels.

The biggest challenge I faced this week: The total and complete lack of a montage moment. You know in Footloose when Willard is learning to dance and it all happens in three minutes and there's a snappy song AND he gets to wrestle with a young Kevin Bacon?

Writing is not like that. AT ALL. It takes soooo much longer than three minutes and some days it is all I can do to stay in the chair and eke out 250 words and there is NEVER a young Kevin Bacon to wrestle with.

Alas. This week was more of an endless slog than a dance montage, but some weeks are like that, right?

Something I love about my WIP Writing: I'm going to cheat on this one and change the question (I'm a rebel, Dotty!)...

I love this community. I have been hit with some real life stress bombs in the last few months, and it's easy to stop writing at times like that. In the past I have done exactly that, but I didn't this time. Reading your posts and getting encouraging comments has really motivated me to sit down and write, and I want to say thank you :)

10 comments:

Life definitely needs more montages... I'd quite like one for difficult work shifts too, something that makes it seem effortless rather than like pulling teeth. :p

You weren't too far shy of your goal, which is brilliant! I hope your little ones are feeling better soon too, not fun for any of you when they're ill. :/ Good luck with that and your goals this week!

I love that excerpt! I've no idea what happened to your poor MC to lead up to that but the mental images are absolutely fantastic! *trying very hard not to laugh out loud and wake up sleeping people, not wholly succeeding*

Aww! I love this writerly community too! Every time I want to give up, my CPs and other writer friends refuse to let me. :) And you're right, there's just so much love and support and awesomeness out there. Glad you found it!

Also, 4500 words is AWESOME! Keep it up, lady! And I hope you have a great week!

Sorry that your life won't form montages to get you through the tedious stuff--sometimes I wish mine would, too, but instead I end up with montages of all the good/fun moments as they race past. UNFAIR.

This community is so great, and that's why I love doing RSW every summer. So sorry to hear about the stress bombs, and I hope there are fewer of them moving forward. Good job on your goals last week though, and good luck on the ones this week!!